What's on - Free events guide from Brent libraries, Arts and Heritage (Autumn | Winter 2023)

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Advance booking required for most events

WHAT’S ON

Autumn I Winter 2023

A seasonal programme of FREE events from Brent Libraries, Arts and Heritage

EXHIBITIONS

NHS 75

From 14 July 2023

Kingsbury Library Free

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NHS, this display explores the history of hospitals and nursing in Brent.

HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS

Dress to Remember

Dress to Remember:

A dementia project

21 September, 5 October and 19 October

2 – 3pm

A series of drop in workshops for people living with dementia until 19 October.

Dress to Remember celebration

Thursday 2 November

2 – 3pm

Join us to celebrate the final session and revisit past moments through dress.

Venue: Elders Voice, 181 Mortimer Rd, London NW10 5TN

Harlesden Heritage Action Zone (HHAZ) exhibition

4 September 2023

– 31 January 2024

The Library at Willesden Green Free

A celebration of Harlesden through art, film, and objects acquired and created through Harlesden Heritage Action Zone cultural programme.

BOOKING

Unless stated as drop-in, all adult events require advance booking via the Brent Culture Service Eventbrite page. All events take place at library sites unless stated. Search Brent Culture Service Eventbrite or scan the QR code for more information and to book.

Children’s events are drop in unless otherwise stated as bookable – arrive early to avoid disappointment.

For more information call 020 8937 3400 or email libraries@brent.gov.uk

Black History Month: A musical celebration

Thursday 16 November 12 noon – 12.45pm

The Library at Willesden Green

Join a mix of musicians from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for a fun celebration of the greatest black composers, musicians and music.

A special lunchtime performance will feature favourites from a range of genres, from classical to jazz, Motown, reggae and more. Listen, celebrate and discuss your own favourites in this interactive format. Suitable for all ages.

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UNDER 5 s BOOKTRUST STORY AND RHYME TIME

Weekly story and rhyme time sessions for children under 5.

Kilburn Library Tuesdays, 11 – 11.30am

Kingsbury Library Wednesdays, 10.45 – 11.15am

The Library at Wednesdays, 11 – 11.30am Willesden Green

Harlesden Library Thursdays, 11 – 11.30am

Ealing Road Library Thursdays, 11 – 11.30am

Wembley Library Fridays, 11 – 11.30am

Drop in Term time only

SPECIAL BOOKTRUST STORYTIME AND RHYME TIME SESSIONS

These sessions will take place on your library’s regular under 5s session day in the week’s beginning:

Monday 2 October

National Libraries Week

Celebrating the earth: green card craft activity.

Monday 16 October

Black History Month

Celebrating British Space Scientist Dr Maggie AderinPocock – make a space rocket.

Monday 6 November

Diwali

Make a Diya lamp.

Monday 13 November

Nursery Rhymes Week

Make your favourite story or nursery rhyme’s character.

Monday 11 December

Christmas fun

...with a very special guest Ho! Ho! Ho!

Ealing Road Library

Tai Chi 16, 23 and 30 September 2 – 3pm

Moderate exercise composed of a series of flowing movements. Suitable for adults of all abilities.

Ealing Road Library

STEM CLUB

Wednesdays 4 – 5.30pm

Coffee Morning

Wembley’s 1948 Olympic Games

Tuesday 3 October

11am – 12 noon

75 years ago, Wembley hosted the Summer Olympic Games. Come and discover the story of the 1948 Olympics at this talk by Philip Grant of Wembley History Society.

3-D map of Africa

Tuesday 24 October

11am – 12 noon

In celebration of Black History

Month create a 3D map of Africa featuring landmarks, animals, famous people and more! For children aged 5 – 11.

BookTrust Storytime prize!

This prize celebrates and promotes the best books for sharing with young children.

This autumn we’ll be discovering the new shortlisted picture books and doing some exciting activities around their stories and characters.

Plus, you can borrow the new books and vote for your favourite to win the prize!

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics workshops for children aged 8-11.

The first ever scientist

27 September

Meet Ibn al-Haytham, the man who discovered how we see.

Make a ladybug with flashing eyes

25 October

Discover how everything runs on electricity.

Working with our hands

29 November

Make a moving cardboard robotic hand!

Build your own radio!

13 December

Build a working radio.

Ealing Road Library FILM

CLUB

Super Mario Bros

Thursday 26 October

2.30 – 4.30pm

Screening of an animated film for children aged 5 – 12.

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Harlesden Library

CREATIVE CRAFTS

Saturdays, 2 – 3pm

Come and make ‘something kind of wonderful’ at these monthly story and craft workshops for ages

5 – 11.

Joyous jewellery

14 October

Make beautiful necklaces inspired by African designs.

Fun with fall leaves

11 November

Make your own table mat decorated with autumn leaves.

Christmas craft: Terrific trees

9 December

Make your own woven paper Christmas tree.

Brent: The birth of Muslim hip hop

Saturday 14 October 5 – 7pm

Join historian and writer Nadia Khan to meet Rakin Fetuga and Ishmael Lea South, founding members of Muslim hip hop act, Mecca 2 Medina.

Kilburn Library

Coffee Morning

Information literacy is for everyone! Navigating the digital age

Thursday 5 October 11am – 12 noon

and one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age.

Power of Plants

with Michael Holland

11am – 12.30pm

Indoor gardening in a changing climate

Coffee Morning

Can I fix it? Yes, you can!

Friday 8 December 11am - 12 noon

Discover how to mend clothes and furnishings using hand stitching techniques at this sewing workshop with Naomi Tracey the founder of Thirtyone Fashion House.

Coffee Morning

Scams! Be aware – how to protect yourself

Tuesday 10 October

11am – 12 noon

Join our local safer neighbourhood team for help and advice on how to protect yourself from scams and fraud.

Somali Sideways: In conversation with author, Mohamed Mohamud

Friday 20 October

6.30 – 8pm

Join Nadia Khan as she interviews author Mohamed Mohamud about his book

Somali Sideways: A Photobook in Changing Perceptions of the Somalis.

Stéphane Goldstein of InformAll, will introduce some key ideas around information literacy, including thinking critically and making judgements about the information we find and use online.

Wednesday 4 October, Learn about a diverse range of houseplants. Plus get hands-on with planting and creating an ecofriendly pot hanger.

Natural medicines for winter

Thursday 9 November, Unlock the secrets plants hold to a healthier, more resilient you this winter.

Nature-based art

Kingsbury Library

Coffee Morning

Vietnamese silk painting

Spooky fun and Halloween monsters

Tuesday 24 October 2.30 - 3.30pm

Spooky crafts for ages 5 – 11.

Family craft: Celebrating Iraqi culture in Brent Thursday 26 October

2.30 – 4.30pm

Awesome Day of the Dead craft workshop

Tuesday 24 October

2.30 – 3.30pm

Celebrate the forthcoming Day of the Dead and make a skull mask!

For children aged 5 – 11.

Spooky snakes and ladders and Halloween hats!

Tuesday 24 October

11am – 12 noon

Spooky crafts for ages 0-11.

Coffee Morning

Johannes Vermeer: Sphinx of Delft

Wednesday 1 November 11am – 12 noon

Join artist Rosmond Kinsey

Milner to discover Johannes Vermeer, man of mystery

Thursday 14 December, Try your hand at a selection of art techniques that use and celebrate the natural world.

Tuesday 26 September 11am – 12.30pm

To celebrate East and Southeast Asian History Month, join Art Responders’ Daryl Stenvoll-Wells for a practical workshop exploring Vietnamese Silk Painting.

Find out about inspirational members of Brent’s Iraqi community and make a colourful charm to take home. Age 3+. Drop in.

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Coffee Morning

Can I fix it? Yes, you can!

Tuesday 28 November 11am – 12 noon

Discover how to mend clothes and furnishings using hand stitching techniques at this sewing workshop with Naomi Tracey the founder of Thirtyone Fashion House.

sessions to find out how the Shaw Trust can help you join the 13,000 people they have supported back into work so far.

The Great Big Dinosaur Show

Wednesday 25 October 2.30 – 3.30pm

Spooky Halloween

Thursday 26 October

2.30 – 3.30pm

Come and create your spooky character. For ages 5 – 11.

Tracing Black ancestry

Wednesday 4 October

6.30 – 8.30pm

Women in zoological art

Friday 6 October 11am – 12.30pm

Bridget Jones vs Bridgerton: It’s time to diversify romantic fiction

Unveiling the history of Willesden Jewish Cemetery

5 December

12 noon – 1pm

Learn about rich history of Willesden Jewish Cemetery from its consecration 150 years ago to the present day. Discover Jewish funerary traditions and the fascinating people buried there.

Wembley Library

Getting back into work with Shaw Trust

9 October, 13 November and 11 December 11am – 12 noon

Join one of our information

Join poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko for a family show full of poems, raps and songs about all your favourite prehistoric protagonists (and some you haven’t heard of yet!).

Inspired by Simon Mole’s 4th book; A First Book of Dinosaurs. For ages 4 – 11.

The Library at Willesden Green

AI (Artificial Intelligence) can help you succeed!

Thursday 28 September

6.30 – 7.30pm

Join communications professional Diane Hinds to discover how AI tools such as ChatGPT can help you to kick start your career, your business or help you to become more effective working at home. Getting back into work with Shaw Trust

Join author and researcher Paul Crooks as he shares his experience tracing his roots and the historical narrative that connects the histories of Caribbean and North American Black people enslaved during Britain’s involvement in Transatlantic slavery.

In the wake of the British Library exhibition, Animals: Art, Science and Sound come and learn how women found points of entry into life sciences through zoological illustration. Then create your own personal animal illustration.

Thursday 12 October 6.30 – 7.30pm

Author Frances Mensah Williams will discuss the multicultural heroines and heroes in her books and how the UK’s diverse cultures can be represented in our romantic fiction.

Library of Things Grand Launch and Repair Café

Saturday 14 October, 11am – 3pm

Why buy when you can borrow? From carpet cleaners, to drills, or projectors

– Willesden Green Library of Things is a place where you can borrow the useful household items you don’t need every day.

Adult activities:

• Dr Bike, bring your bike along for free basic repairs and advice

– book a slot from 11am

Children’s activities:

• 11am – 3pm Mini-eco warrior facepainting

Family craft: Celebrating Iraqi culture in Brent

Tuesday 24 October 2.30 – 4.30pm

Find out about inspirational members of Brent’s Iraqi community and make a colourful charm to take home. Age 3+. Drop in

5 October, 2 November and 7 December 11am – 12 noon

Join one of our information sessions to find out how the Shaw Trust can help you join the 13,000 people they have supported back into work so far.

• Get creative at a We Restart waste reduction workshop

• Bring along a clothing item to repair with help from TRAID – book a slot from 11am

• 11am – 12.30pm Kitchen gardening and upcycling workshop

• 1 – 2.30pm: Family hand sewing workshop

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Home from Home:

Exploring the legacies of British-Nigerians in the UK

Tuesday 24 October

IROKO Theatre Company and Brent Libraries invite you to a day exploring the legacies of BritishNigerians in the UK. The event is part of IROKO’s ‘Home from Home project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

• 12 noon – 1pm: Arts and crafts workshop. Age 7+

• 2.30 – 3.30pm: Home from Home storytelling performance. All ages.

A digital exhibition will be available from October.

Black ancestry for beginners

Tuesday 24 October 2023

6.30 - 8.30pm

Join author and researcher Paul Crooks as he shares his expert knowledge on tracing roots and overcoming barriers in family history research. Staff from Brent Archives will be on-hand to advise you how to start your research journey.

The Great Big Dinosaur Show

Wednesday 25 October

12 noon – 1pm

Join poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko for a family show full of poems, raps and songs about all your favourite prehistoric protagonists (and some you haven’t heard of yet!). Inspired by Simon Mole’s 4th book; A First Book of Dinosaurs

For ages 4 – 11.

Picture Perfect

Thursday 26 October

2.30 – 3.30pm

Handmake a picture frame to celebrate your own inspirational Black History Month hero! For children aged 5 – 11.

Brent, London and the struggle against Apartheid

31 October 2023

12 noon – 1pm

Learn how London, and Brent, was a hub for the international opposition to apartheid South Africa. With Suresh Kamath then ViceChair of the Anti-Apartheid Movement and organising committee of the Wembley Mandela concerts.

Coffee Morning

Prostate cancer: Know the facts

Tuesday 7 November

11am – 12 noon

This prostate cancer awareness talk by the charity Orchid Cancer for Movember will cover prostate conditions, risk factors, signs and symptoms and diagnostic pathways. All welcome.

500 years of history: Building diversity, inclusivity and equity

Tuesday 21 November

6.30 – 7.30pm

Meet the author of History

Through the Black Experience

Simon Hudson, to discover stories and experiences from the worldwide Black community reflecting 500 years of Black history.

Rhythm and Moves:

West African and Caribbean dance movement workshop

Tuesday 14 November

11am – 12 noon

Come and actively take part in a lively and playful exploration of dance movement influenced by West Africa and the Caribbean. Dance workshop led by Tanya Campbell. Please wear comortable clothes such at leggings, baggy pants, and t-shirts.

Festive feast of multicultural music from around the Balkans

Thursday 14 December 6.30 – 7.30pm

In a story told through music, The Magic Violin String Trio invites you on a festive musical journey through Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

Black History Month: a musical celebration

Thursday 16 November 12 noon – 12.45pm (see page 3 for details)

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